Forbes feature Hasina in 100 most powerful women list

Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, is ranked 43rd on Forbes' 18th annual list of the world's most powerful women.

The 18th annual Forbes list of strong women includes 40 CEOs, 19 world leaders, an immunologist, and a new number one for the first time in more than a decade.

While the women on the 18th annual list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women work in banking, technology, politics, philanthropy, entertainment, and other fields, they are bonded by a sense of responsibility.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has ranked at number one in the US magazine Forbes list, while US vice president Kamala Harris stood second.

Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in the history of Bangladesh, is currently serving her fourth term.

She won the fourth term, which is also her third consecutive term, after her party, Bangladesh Awami League, won 288 of the 300 parliamentary seats.

Hasina plans to focus on issues such as food security and access to education and healthcare.

An ongoing struggle for Hasina has been establishing a firm democracy in Bangladesh.